Loading apparatus for ordnance



(No Modem W. R. muon. LADINGm APFARATUS F0 E ORBNANGB.

ME, YATE@ arri Fries@- MISSOURI.

l LOADING APPARATUS Fon aannames@ SPECIFICATION. forming partici Letters Patent No. alocee, an'abece'mber' so. i884.

` Application filed September 1B,1884. v(No model.)

'o @ZZ w/wm, it m/Lyconecrn: Beit known that I, =WILLIAM R. ELLIOTT, a citizenof the United siding at Kansas City,in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Impro\ ementsin `rdnanee; and I do hereby declare the Afollowing to be a full,.clear, and exact description of the invcntim'such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompan nying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Y y 4 This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in loading ordnance, the object being to provide a means whereby the cartridge can be'insertedrin the'gun-rand'ejectedi therefrom] by mechanism located at the breech, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims. I

f In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate. my invention, Figure 1 is a sectional view, and Fig. 2 a perspective view.

A represents a n1uzzle-loading cannon or other piece of ordnance, which is provided at the central 'pnrtionofthe breech with a per-v foration, B, which has a depending portion or flange, b-

To one side of the perforation B is asecond opening, C,.which .is enlarged at its outer end and adapted to receive a firing-pin, C', the outer end o f which is provided with ahead, c, against which bears aspiral spring, c.` A disk, D, havinga rear extending portion, of suiil cient length to extend through the perforation inthe breech of the gun, is provided at its end with a dovetailed slot, d, by means of which it may be connected to other sections ofa rod or bar, E, the end of which is constructed so as to engage with the recess d. This disk is provided with a dovetailcd perforation or slot, which extends from its circumference to its` center, as shown in Fig. 2, said s lot or; groove being indicated by E. This disk is also p rovided 'With a perforation, e, through which passesthetringpin. The base of the cartridge F is provided with aprojecting portion or nib, f, which engages with a groove, E, said portion D preventing the cartridge from turning States of America, residgun. and the projecting` `that the perforation c will be on alin bear.

when pl'aced'upon the disk, and it also serves to rigidly connect the parts to each other.'

The operation of myinvention is as follows: When it is desired to load the cannon, the disk D is forced to the muzzle by'means oi' the rod E, and when the disk rea-ches the muzzle it partlyprojectsont off-the gun to the base of the cartridge coupled thereto. It will be seen from the construction .ofthe disk that the base `of the cartridge can only .be attached thereto,

so that thepercussioucap will'lieimmediately over the perforation e, through which vpasses the firing-pin. wardly, the disk is carried to thelbreech of the grooved to engage with the ange b, will insure When the rod E is drawn rearportion D, which is the disk being placed in proper position, so

firing-pin. The firing-pin is actuated bya hammer, which is tripped by a rope or cord in the usual manner, and the percussion-cap in e with the ,v

the base ofthe cartridge may be provided with a tube, so that the powder will' be ignited at any desirable point which may be found most effective. The projecting portion of the disk may be provided with means, asa key or wedge, for locking' the saine securely in position at the outer portion ot' the breech of the gun. Way of sec'uringthis portion would be to'have Side blocks and a key or pin which would be inserted in the dovetailed recess d, against which suitable Wedges A rubberfvrasher, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, may beplaced behind the disk D.v The rod E drawing the disk from the muzzleto the breech,

and forcing the same from the breech to the could be arranged tois employed for the purpose of 8 5 muzzle, and said rod may be actuated eitherf` bymanual power, hydraulic,

Vith the'ineans hereinbefore described it will be readily seen that accidents liable by a premature discharge of the piece are avoided,

as there is no occasion for the gunners to place themselves in front ofthe muzzle.

i Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl. The combinaion, in a loading device for ordnance, of a disk havingaportionprojecting through the breech of the gun, the face of said or compressed air.

diskbeing providedwith a groove to receive a knob attached to the base of 'the cartridge,l substantially as shoWm-and for the purpose set forth. 54 2. The combination, in aloading and :tiring device for ordnance, ofthe cannon or other ordnance-piece,a disk designed for the attachment of the cart-ridge', and adapted to be moved from the muzzle to the breech, saddisk being-plo 1o vided with a perforation, a perforation 1n the breech offthe cannon or ordnance-piece registering therewith, and 'a ,ring-pin .extending through both of said perforation@ substan tially as set forth.

i 5 3. The combination, in aloading devicefor ordnance, of adisk havinga slot, E, in its face,

fa perforation V.through iwhich. the firing pin .4

. passes, and a rearwardly-projecting portion Iwlmi ch extends through the breech, a rod adapt- 2o toconneet therewith, and a cartridge hav v ing a centralprojecting portion adapted to etlgage said slot, substantially as and for the purpose Set forth. l

4. The oombinatiomin a device for loading ordnance, of a cartridge orcharge having. aV 2 5 base,with a dovetailedl projecting' portion and perouss1on-oap,the disk provided witha'dovetailed groove perforation through which the, iiring-pin passes,- and a rearwardly-extending Aportion Withla groove and dovetailed end, and '3o a rod adapted to engage with a dovetailed portion of the projecting end, so asto move the disk from the breech to the muzzle, snbstan- In testimony. whereof I affixA my signature -in 3 5 presence of two/witnesses. l TILLIAM R. ELLIOTT. Witnesses:

E. H. STREET, S. FORD. 

